This is an observational study intended to validate results of a previous study done at the Mayo Clinic. Patients are treated with combination chemotherapy and radiation and maintained on oral Xeloda until they can receive liver transplant. A staging laparotomy is performed before chemoradiation in order to identify patients who will most benefit from the treatment and to improve outcomes.

Prospective Registry Study of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Conjunction With Liver Transplantation for Cholangiocarcinoma With Induction Gemcitabine, Followed by 3D Conformal Radiation With 5-FU as a Radiosensitizer, and Maintenance Xeloda Therapy Until Liver Transplantation

Primary (Phase II): Rate of excess toxicity, proportion of patients with stable disease, or better, response at completion of chemoradiation, and the proportion of patients who are alive at 2 years after transplant. [ Time Frame: Approximatly 5 years. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Prior treatment for this disease (including attempts at resection, irradiation, or chemotherapy)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00301379